Company Description
NNN REIT, Inc. (NYSE: NNN) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) in the finance and insurance sector, classified under other financial vehicles. According to company disclosures, NNN focuses on investing in high-quality properties that are generally subject to long-term, net leases with minimal ongoing capital expenditures. The company’s portfolio generates rental income from tenants across multiple industries, and its structure as an equity REIT emphasizes income-producing real estate.
Polygon data indicates that NNN REIT invests in and develops properties throughout the United States and generates revenue from leasing properties to tenants, including convenience stores, automotive services, fitness centers, theatres, restaurants and banks. Rents from convenience stores and restaurants represent a significant portion of total rental revenue, and many of the company’s properties are located in the South and Southeast regions of the United States.
Portfolio and Lease Characteristics
In its recent public communications, NNN states that it owns thousands of properties across all 50 U.S. states, with a multi-million square foot gross leasable area. As of September 30, 2025, the company reported ownership of 3,697 properties with approximately 39.2 million square feet of gross leasable area and a weighted average remaining lease term of 10.1 years. The company describes its properties as generally subject to long-term, net leases, which typically shift many property-level expenses to tenants and can reduce ongoing capital needs for the landlord.
NNN emphasizes occupancy and duration of lease contracts as key portfolio metrics. In its portfolio snapshot for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the company reported an occupancy rate above 97% and a double-digit weighted average remaining lease term in years, reflecting a portfolio of primarily leased properties with extended contractual rent streams.
Business Model and Revenue Sources
As an equity REIT, NNN REIT’s business model centers on owning income-producing real estate and collecting rent under long-term leases. Polygon data notes that the company generates revenue from leasing properties to tenants in sectors such as convenience retail, automotive services, fitness, theatres, restaurants and banking. The company’s public filings and press releases highlight acquisition activity, dispositions, and lease metrics as primary drivers of performance, along with capital markets activity that supports investment and balance sheet management.
NNN regularly reports non-GAAP performance measures commonly used in the REIT industry, including Funds From Operations (FFO), Core Funds From Operations (Core FFO), and Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO). In its earnings releases, the company explains that FFO is defined by Nareit as net earnings (computed in accordance with GAAP) plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, excluding gains or losses on certain property transactions and impairment charges. Core FFO adjusts FFO to remove items that management views as infrequent or not related to core real estate operations, while AFFO further adjusts FFO for certain non-cash items that affect net earnings.
Geographic and Tenant Mix
Based on Polygon’s description, NNN’s portfolio is diversified across the United States, with a notable concentration of properties in the South and Southeast. The tenant base spans multiple categories, including convenience stores, restaurants, automotive services, fitness centers, theatres and banks. This mix is intended to provide exposure to a range of retail and service-oriented uses, with rents from convenience stores and restaurants representing a large share of total rental income.
In its public commentary, NNN highlights a diversified, high-quality triple net lease portfolio. The company’s acquisition and disposition activity, as detailed in quarterly earnings releases, shows ongoing portfolio management through purchases of new properties, sales of selected assets, and investment in projects under construction or tenant improvements.
Capital Structure and Financing
NNN REIT uses a combination of equity and unsecured debt to finance its real estate portfolio. The company’s SEC filings describe senior unsecured notes, a senior unsecured revolving credit facility, and a senior unsecured delayed draw term loan as key components of its capital structure.
In an 8-K dated July 1, 2025, NNN reported issuing $500 million of 4.600% senior unsecured notes due 2031, with the stated intent to use the net proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness under its credit facility, fund future property acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. In a subsequent 8-K dated December 17, 2025, the company disclosed entering into a $300 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility, with an accordion feature that could increase the facility size to up to $500 million and a maturity date in 2029, subject to extension options. The term loan agreement includes restrictive and financial maintenance covenants typical for this type of unsecured corporate borrowing.
Press releases for the second and third quarters of 2025 also discuss the company’s gross debt, weighted average interest rate, weighted average debt maturity, and available liquidity, as well as the absence of encumbered assets and floating rate debt at those reporting dates. These disclosures underscore management’s focus on maintaining balance sheet flexibility and access to capital to support ongoing investment activity.
Dividend Track Record
Dividend payments are a central element of NNN REIT’s shareholder proposition. Multiple press releases emphasize that NNN is one of only three publicly traded real estate investment trusts to have increased its annual dividend for 36 or more consecutive years. For example, dividend announcements dated July 15, 2025, October 14, 2025, and January 15, 2026 all note this long record of consecutive annual dividend increases.
The company discloses regular quarterly dividends on its common stock and provides information on payout ratios relative to AFFO in its earnings releases. A press release dated January 14, 2026 details the federal income tax classification of dividends paid in 2025, including the percentage treated as ordinary dividends, non-taxable distributions, and Section 199A dividends eligible for the qualified business income deduction for certain shareholders.
Guidance, Metrics and Reporting
NNN REIT provides annual guidance ranges for key performance indicators such as net earnings per share (excluding certain items), real estate depreciation and amortization per share, Core FFO per share, AFFO per share, general and administrative expenses, real estate expenses net of tenant reimbursements, and expected acquisition and disposition volumes. These guidance updates, described in the company’s second and third quarter 2025 earnings releases, reflect management’s expectations based on current plans and assumptions and are accompanied by cautionary language regarding forward-looking statements and risk factors.
The company also discloses detailed portfolio metrics, including number of properties, gross leasable area, occupancy rate, weighted average remaining lease term, and annual base rent (ABR). Acquisition and disposition tables in the quarterly releases summarize dollars invested, number of properties acquired or sold, gross leasable area involved, weighted average capitalization rates, and lease terms for new investments.
Regulatory and Tax Considerations
As a REIT, NNN is subject to specific federal income tax rules. An 8-K dated August 15, 2025 discusses recent legislation affecting certain tax-related disclosures, including a permanent extension of the ability of non-corporate shareholders to deduct a percentage of ordinary dividends distributed by the company and a change to the asset test limit on the value of securities in taxable REIT subsidiaries. The filing notes that these changes modify the “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” section of prospectuses previously filed by NNN.
The company’s filings and press releases also include standard forward-looking statements disclaimers and references to risk factors discussed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which cover topics such as general economic conditions, real estate market conditions, interest rates, tenant preferences and financial condition, capital availability, REIT status, and potential impacts of epidemics or pandemics.
Stock Listing and Corporate Form
NNN REIT, Inc. is incorporated in Maryland and its common stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol NNN, as disclosed in its SEC filings. The company identifies itself as an equity REIT and reports under the Commission file number 001-11290.